Crime

Columbus 3-year-old dies from gunshot wound Tuesday, Muscogee County coroner says

A 3-year-old Columbus boy was pronounced dead Tuesday morning after being shot in his home, Muscogee County coroner Buddy Bryan told the Ledger-Enquirer.

Mahkree Pierson was taken to Piedmont Pediatric ER where he was pronounced dead from a gunshot wound at 8:30 a.m, Bryan said. The incident occurred in his home at Greenridge Drive.

The Columbus Police Department homicide squad is investigating the incident, Bryan said. However, he added that the death “will probably be ruled an accidental death.”

The Ledger-Enquirer has reached out to the Columbus Police Department for more information.

This story will be updated as more information is released.

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Brittany McGee
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Brittany McGee is the community issues reporter for the Ledger-Enquirer. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Media and Journalism with a second degree in Economics. She began at the Ledger-Enquirer as a Report for America corps member covering the COVID-19 recovery in Columbus. Brittany also covered business for the Ledger-Enquirer.
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